dinsdag 4 januari 2011

1976

The Spirit of 1776.

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Archibald MacNeal Willard (August 22, 1836–October 11, 1918) was an American painter who was born and raised in Bedford, Ohio.Willard joined the 86th Ohio Infantry in 1863 and fought in the American Civil War. During this time he painted several scenes from the war.Willard painted The Spirit of '76 in Wellington, Ohio after he saw a parade pass through the town square.(previously known as Yankee Doodle).

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Interphil.

International Philatelic Exhibition.

1632

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Flags From The U.S.A.

Delaware.

1633

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Pennsylvania.

1634

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New Jersey.

1635

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Georgia.

1636

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Connecticut.

1637

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Massachusetts.

1638

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Maryland.

1639

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South Carolina.

1640

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New Hampshire.

1641

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Virginia.

1642

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New York.

1643

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North Carolina.

1644

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Rhode Island.

1645

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Vermont.

1646

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Kentucky.

1647

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Tennessee.

1648

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Ohio.

1649

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Louisiana.

1650

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Indiana.

1651

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Mississippi.

1652

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Illinois.

1653

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Alabama.

1654

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Maine.

1655

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Missouri.

1656

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Arkansas.

1657

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Michigan.

1658

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Florida.

1659

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Texas.

1660

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Iowa.

1661

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Wisconsin.

1662

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California.

1663

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Minnesota.

1664

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Oregon.

1665

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Kansas.

1666

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West Virginia.

1667

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Nevada.

1668

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Nebraska.

1669

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Colorado.

1670

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North Dakota.

1671

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South Dakota.

1672

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Montana.

1673

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Washington.

1674

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Idaho.

1675

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Wyoming.

1676

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Utah.

1677

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Oklahoma.

1678

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New Mexico.

1679

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Arizona.

1680

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Alaska.

1681

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Hawaii.

1682

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Alexander Graham Bell.

1683

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Commercial Aviation.

1684

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Chemistry.

1685

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Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, as the surrender of Cornwallis' army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict.

1686

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Declaration of Independence.

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America Independence Day is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress.The Declaration justified the independence of the United States by listing colonial grievances against King George III, and by asserting certain natural rights, including a right of revolution. Having served its original purpose in announcing independence, the text of the Declaration was initially ignored after the American Revolution. Its stature grew over the years, particularly the second sentence, a sweeping statement of individual human rights:

1687

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Washington Crossing The Delaware.

Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, occurring on December 25, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a planned surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey.Planned in partial secrecy, Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River in a logistically challenging and potentially dangerous operation. Other planned crossings in support of the operation were either called off or ineffective, but this did not prevent Washington from successfully surprising and defeating the troops of Johann Rall quartered in Trenton. The army crossed the river back to Pennsylvania, this time burdened by prisoners and military stores taken as a result of the battle.Washington's army then crossed the river a third time at the end of the year, under conditions made more difficult by the uncertain thickness of the ice on the river. They defeated British reinforcements under Lord Cornwallis on January 2, 1777, and defeated his rear guard at Princeton before retreating to winter quarters in Morristown, New Jersey.

1688

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Washington at Valley Forge.

With winter almost completely setting in, and the prospects for campaigning greatly diminishing, General George Washington sought quarters for his men. Washington and his troops had just fought what was to be the last major engagement of 1777 at the Battle of Black Hill (or Edge Hill). He devised to pull his troops from their present encampment in the White Marsh area (now Fort Washington State Park) and move to a more secure location for the coming winter.Though several locations were proposed, he selected Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It proved to be an excellent choice.

1689

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USA Bicentennial 1776-1976.

1690

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Declaration of Independence.

1691

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1692

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1693

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1694

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Olympics 1976.

Diving.

1695

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Skiing.

1696

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Running.

1697

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Skating.

1698

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Clara Louise Maass (June 28, 1876 – August 24, 1901) was an American nurse who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study yellow fever.